Serotonin 5-HT6 Receptor Antagonists in Alzheimer's Disease: Therapeutic Rationale and Current Development Status

H Ferrero, M Solas, PT Francis, MJ Ramirez - CNS drugs, 2017 - Springer
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common cause of dementia in elderly people. Because
of the lack of effective treatments for this illness, research focused on identifying compounds …

Distribution of the 5-HT5A serotonin receptor mRNA in the human brain

M Pasqualetti, M Ori, I Nardi, M Castagna… - Molecular brain …, 1998 - Elsevier
The 5-HT5A receptor is a member of a new subfamily of serotonin [5-hydroxytryptamine (5-
HT)] receptors recently cloned from the human and rodent brain. The role of this receptor in …

Htr2a Gene and 5-HT2A Receptor Expression in the Cerebral Cortex Studied Using Genetically Modified Mice

ET Weber, R Andrade - Frontiers in neuroscience, 2010 - frontiersin.org
Serotonin receptors of the 5-HT2A subtype are robustly expressed in the cerebral cortex
where they have been implicated in the pathophysiology and therapeutics of mental …

The serotonin 5-HT7 receptors: two decades of research

E Gellynck, K Heyninck, KW Andressen… - Experimental brain …, 2013 - Springer
Like most neurotransmitters, serotonin possesses a simple structure. However, the
pharmacological consequences are more complex and diverse. Serotonin is involved in …

Do functional relationships exist between 5-HT1A and 5-HT2 receptors?

NA Darmani, BR Martin, U Pandey… - … Biochemistry and Behavior, 1990 - Elsevier
To investigate the possible functional relationship between 5-HT 1 and 5-HT 2 receptors, we
studied the effects of a nonselective 5-HT agonist (5-MeO DMT), a 5-HT 1A-selective (8-OH …

F15599, a preferential post-synaptic 5-HT1A receptor agonist: activity in models of cognition in comparison with reference 5-HT1A receptor agonists

R Depoortère, AL Auclair, L Bardin, FC Colpaert… - European …, 2010 - Elsevier
We assessed the activity of F15599, a selective and high efficacy 5-HT1A agonist that
preferentially activates post-versus pre-synaptic receptors, in rat cognition/memory models …

5-HT2 receptors

JE Leysen - Current Drug Targets-CNS & Neurological …, 2004 - ingentaconnect.com
5-HT2 receptors are G-protein coupled receptors that currently comprise threesubtypes: 5-
HT2A, 5-HT2B and 5-HT2C receptors. The subtypes are related in theirmolecular structure …

Behavioural pharmacology of 5-HT3 receptor antagonists: a critical update on therapeutic potential

AJ Greenshaw - Trends in pharmacological sciences, 1993 - Elsevier
There has been tremendous interest in 5-HT 3 receptor antagonists since their discovery
and the subsequent identification of 5-HT 3 receptors in the CNS. Based on the results of …

5-HT2C receptors in psychiatric disorders: a review

A Chagraoui, F Thibaut, M Skiba, C Thuillez… - Progress in Neuro …, 2016 - Elsevier
HT2Rs have a different genomic organization from other 5-HT2Rs. 5HT2CR undergoes post-
transcriptional pre-mRNA editing generating diversity among RNA transcripts. Selective post …

Lack of localization of 5‐HT6 receptors on cholinergic neurons: implication of multiple neurotransmitter systems in 5‐HT6 receptor‐mediated acetylcholine release

B Marcos, FJ Gil‐Bea, WD Hirst… - European Journal of …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
The involvement of the cholinergic system in learning and memory together with the
cognitive enhancing properties of 5‐HT6 receptor antagonists led us to study the …